Oerlikon and Hispano rounds on board.

[Kagaragen]

Any info anyone may have on these would be much appreciated. The Oerlikon rounds are all 1944. The Hispano are all wartime except three from the 1950s.

This is about all I know

 

[hangarman]

Nice display board. I don't know much about Hispano colours but the one with a silver cartridge looks like an inspection round. Can you say what the head stamp is?
Cheers
Gary

 

[Kagaragen]

Thanks for the reply The headstamp just has a K on it :tinysmile_eyebrow_t

 

[bdgreen]

A few links:

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=67337&d=1224107407
http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/53929-20mm-Hispano
http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/british-20mm-manufacturers-t47631.html

Use the search function above on the right of the page and you will find lots of info here on BOCN
Click on the picture below, once open click on it again to a large image.
Up close pictures of your 20mm and a listing of headstamps would be nice.


Brian

 

[hangarman]

Thanks for the reply The headstamp just has a K on it :tinysmile_eyebrow_t

K for Karen..... Sorry Kynoch.......

 

[Kagaragen]

Thanks for the links Brian, will check them out. And also for the amazing photo
Close-ups attached and corresponding head stamps below:

001 - RG 50 20mm
002 - RG 55 20mm
003 - ST 43 20mm
004 - RG 53 20mm
005 - H 1943 20mm
006 - K
007 - ST 44 20mm
008 - ST 43 20mm
009 - ST 44 OeZ
010 - ST 44 OeZ
011 - ST 44 OeZ
012 - RG 44 OeZ
013 - ST 44 OeZ
014 - ST 44 OeZ
015 - ST 44 OeZ

 

[Kagaragen]

K for Karen..... Sorry Kynoch.......

Well, I guess if there's a bullet with my name it on, it's best to own it

 

[greif]

This handbook might be of interest to you.

Grtz,
greif

 

[Kagaragen]

That's brilliant, thanks remember boxes like that in the garage when I was a kid...no idea where they are now sadly

 

[bdgreen]

Kagaragen,

Thank you for the pictures of your 20mm "CARTRIDGES" and the headstamp list.

In reference to the use of the word "bullet" in the above post, to be correct these are not "bullets" but are cartridges. Typically cartridges are composed of a primer, a cartridge case, a powder/cordite charge in the cartridge case and a projectile. The projectile is often called a bullet when referring to small caliber ammunition.

In your case the cartridges you show here are inert dummy/drill cartridges because they are without a powder charge in the cartridge case, are without a charge or tracer element in the projectile, without a live primer or have empty primer sockets and typically have holes drilled in the side wall of the cartridge case and the primer if present. If the projectile has a fuze, the fuze is a dummy fuze and is nonfunctional.

This may be a bit confusing at first but will eventually make sense the more you learn.

Brian